nicky@nickyillustrates.com
Fusing traditional and digital methods, I seek to create quirky and bizarre illustrations by combining humour with fantasy that may be based on elements of everyday life. Exploring oddities through the playful use of scale, sometimes offering visual clues to the direction of the story, I endeavour to get lost in my characters and narratives; and to allow others to do the same.
Achievements
Ongoing collaborations with local Mancunian record label, Sour Grapes, as of 2020
Print Shop opened and work sold internationally, 2020
Exhibited at New Designers, London, 2019
Winner of The Sketchbook Prize: Dean's Prize, Manchester School of Art, 2019
Studentship award, given by the Illustration with Animation staff, 2019
Proposal shortlisted for NHS Christie and Tim Bacon Foundation, 2019
Curated WIP pop-up shows, 2019
Exhibited at Manchester Film Festival, 2018
Exhibited at Unit X Festival, Manchester, 2018
Exhibited at Unit X Festival, Manchester, 2017
Highly Commended by Granta and Cam Decorative and Fine Art Societies (now The Arts Society Granta), 2015
Highly Commended by Granta and Cam Decorative and Fine Art Societies (now The Arts Society Granta), 2014